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Definition: DECYL

Part of Speech Definition
Noun 1. A hydrocarbon radical, C10H21, never existing alone, but regarded as the characteristic constituent of a number of compounds of the paraffin series.[Websters].

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

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Date "Decyl" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1914. (references)

Etymology:Decyl \De"cyl\, noun. [Latin expression decem ten -yl.]. (references)


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Decyl glucoside 8     Decyl glucoside 8

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Translations: DECYL

Language Translations (or nearest inflections or synonyms, in parentheses)
Chinese Simplified 癸基 (decyl). Additional references: Chinese Simplified, China, Brunei, decyl. (volunteer & more translations)
Japanese デシル (decile, decyl). Additional references: Japanese, Japan, Taiwan, decyl. (volunteer & more translations)
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